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as bedene oh and bernabei abort their

as bedene oh and bernabei abort their mission NASA scientists chris mckay gets

mission NASA scientists chris mckay gets

mission NASA scientists chris mckay gets ready to look for life with a device

ready to look for life with a device

ready to look for life with a device that will one day be used to explore

that will one day be used to explore

that will one day be used to explore Mars to mackay the crystals are time

Mars to mackay the crystals are time

Mars to mackay the crystals are time capsules that might help him in a search

capsules that might help him in a search

capsules that might help him in a search for life on other planets the cave here

for life on other planets the cave here

for life on other planets the cave here provides two bits of information with

provides two bits of information with

provides two bits of information with respect to the search for life one is it

respect to the search for life one is it

respect to the search for life one is it tells us about life at high temperature

tells us about life at high temperature

tells us about life at high temperature that’s interesting but even more

that’s interesting but even more

that’s interesting but even more interesting it tells us how evidence of

interesting it tells us how evidence of

interesting it tells us how evidence of life is preserved over a long period of

life is preserved over a long period of

life is preserved over a long period of time over geological time McKay has

time over geological time McKay has

time over geological time McKay has brought a remand spectrometer a new

brought a remand spectrometer a new

brought a remand spectrometer a new device NASA is testing for space

device NASA is testing for space

device NASA is testing for space explorations this is its first field

explorations this is its first field

explorations this is its first field test in an extreme environment when I

test in an extreme environment when I

test in an extreme environment when I push the start button it energizes a

push the start button it energizes a

push the start button it energizes a very bright laser laser shoots into the

very bright laser laser shoots into the

very bright laser laser shoots into the sample and most of the light from the

sample and most of the light from the

sample and most of the light from the laser just comes scattering back out but

laser just comes scattering back out but

laser just comes scattering back out but a small amount of the energy is absorbed

a small amount of the energy is absorbed

a small amount of the energy is absorbed by the sample and re-radiated at

by the sample and re-radiated at

by the sample and re-radiated at different wavelengths unlike penny

different wavelengths unlike penny

different wavelengths unlike penny Boston McKay’s spectrometer can look for

Boston McKay’s spectrometer can look for

Boston McKay’s spectrometer can look for life without scratching into the

life without scratching into the

life without scratching into the crystals now he’s going to find out if

crystals now he’s going to find out if

crystals now he’s going to find out if it works

I think this way I just okay sounds good

I think this way I just okay sounds good I’ll tall are you and put it up against

I’ll tall are you and put it up against

I’ll tall are you and put it up against it I now taking a reading ready no the

it I now taking a reading ready no the

it I now taking a reading ready no the desert hold it up there you’re very

desert hold it up there you’re very

desert hold it up there you’re very effect okay McCain works with Tulio

effect okay McCain works with Tulio

effect okay McCain works with Tulio bernabei who holds a sensor against a

bernabei who holds a sensor against a

bernabei who holds a sensor against a crystal McKay initiates the laser firing

crystal McKay initiates the laser firing

crystal McKay initiates the laser firing invisible light into the crystal okay so

invisible light into the crystal okay so

invisible light into the crystal okay so you’re doing ready now started looking

you’re doing ready now started looking

you’re doing ready now started looking fine even in a high-tech okay very good

fine even in a high-tech okay very good

fine even in a high-tech okay very good the crystal structure sends one

the crystal structure sends one

the crystal structure sends one signature the spectrometers laser looks

signature the spectrometers laser looks

signature the spectrometers laser looks for others signatures of life-forms

and it finds something is it evidence of

and it finds something is it evidence of life the spectrometer confirms that it’s

life the spectrometer confirms that it’s

life the spectrometer confirms that it’s organic material possibly an ancient

organic material possibly an ancient

organic material possibly an ancient life form but the spectrometer only

life form but the spectrometer only

life form but the spectrometer only captures raw data it requires further

captures raw data it requires further

captures raw data it requires further analysis back at NASA like penny Boston

analysis back at NASA like penny Boston

analysis back at NASA like penny Boston he’s hopeful he’s found evidence of life

his half hour is up

his half hour is up the mission went better than he ever

the mission went better than he ever

the mission went better than he ever dreamed

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